diff --git a/ext/pg.h b/ext/pg.h
index 825eaf8eb..006eed48f 100644
--- a/ext/pg.h
+++ b/ext/pg.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	VALUE notice_receiver;
 	/* Proc object that receives notices as String objects */
 	VALUE notice_processor;
+	/* Corresponding PG::Connection ruby object. Only used for the notice_receiver */
+	VALUE self;
 	/* Kind of PG::TypeMap object for casting query params */
 	VALUE type_map_for_queries;
 	/* Kind of PG::TypeMap object for casting result values */
diff --git a/ext/pg_connection.c b/ext/pg_connection.c
index bc141d546..b65841e92 100644
--- a/ext/pg_connection.c
+++ b/ext/pg_connection.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ pgconn_gc_compact( void *_this )
 	pg_gc_location( this->socket_io );
 	pg_gc_location( this->notice_receiver );
 	pg_gc_location( this->notice_processor );
+	pg_gc_location( this->self );
 	pg_gc_location( this->type_map_for_queries );
 	pg_gc_location( this->type_map_for_results );
 	pg_gc_location( this->trace_stream );
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ pgconn_s_allocate( VALUE klass )
 	RB_OBJ_WRITE(self, &this->socket_io, Qnil);
 	RB_OBJ_WRITE(self, &this->notice_receiver, Qnil);
 	RB_OBJ_WRITE(self, &this->notice_processor, Qnil);
+	RB_OBJ_WRITE(self, &this->self, self);
 	RB_OBJ_WRITE(self, &this->type_map_for_queries, pg_typemap_all_strings);
 	RB_OBJ_WRITE(self, &this->type_map_for_results, pg_typemap_all_strings);
 	RB_OBJ_WRITE(self, &this->encoder_for_put_copy_data, Qnil);
@@ -2986,11 +2988,10 @@ pgconn_untrace(VALUE self)
 void
 notice_receiver_proxy(void *arg, const PGresult *pgresult)
 {
-	VALUE self = (VALUE)arg;
-	t_pg_connection *this = pg_get_connection( self );
+	t_pg_connection *this = (t_pg_connection*)arg;
 
 	if (this->notice_receiver != Qnil) {
-		VALUE result = pg_new_result_autoclear( (PGresult *)pgresult, self );
+		VALUE result = pg_new_result_autoclear( (PGresult *)pgresult, this->self );
 
 		rb_funcall(this->notice_receiver, rb_intern("call"), 1, result);
 		pg_result_clear( result );
@@ -3045,7 +3046,7 @@ pgconn_set_notice_receiver(VALUE self)
 	old_proc = this->notice_receiver;
 	if( rb_block_given_p() ) {
 		proc = rb_block_proc();
-		PQsetNoticeReceiver(this->pgconn, gvl_notice_receiver_proxy, (void *)self);
+		PQsetNoticeReceiver(this->pgconn, gvl_notice_receiver_proxy, (void *)this);
 	} else {
 		/* if no block is given, set back to default */
 		proc = Qnil;
@@ -3064,8 +3065,7 @@ pgconn_set_notice_receiver(VALUE self)
 void
 notice_processor_proxy(void *arg, const char *message)
 {
-	VALUE self = (VALUE)arg;
-	t_pg_connection *this = pg_get_connection( self );
+	t_pg_connection *this = (t_pg_connection*)arg;
 
 	if (this->notice_processor != Qnil) {
 		VALUE message_str = rb_str_new2(message);
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ pgconn_set_notice_processor(VALUE self)
 	old_proc = this->notice_processor;
 	if( rb_block_given_p() ) {
 		proc = rb_block_proc();
-		PQsetNoticeProcessor(this->pgconn, gvl_notice_processor_proxy, (void *)self);
+		PQsetNoticeProcessor(this->pgconn, gvl_notice_processor_proxy, (void *)this);
 	} else {
 		/* if no block is given, set back to default */
 		proc = Qnil;
diff --git a/spec/pg/gc_compact_spec.rb b/spec/pg/gc_compact_spec.rb
index 97b2d55f9..dd48a0edf 100644
--- a/spec/pg/gc_compact_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/pg/gc_compact_spec.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ def conv_array(value)
 
 		CONN2 = PG.connect(@conninfo)
 		CONN2.type_map_for_results = PG::BasicTypeMapForResults.new(CONN2)
+		NOTI3 = []
+		CONN3 = PG.connect(@conninfo)
+		CONN3.set_notice_receiver { |res| NOTI3 << res.error_message }
+		NOTI4 = []
+		CONN4 = PG.connect(@conninfo)
+		CONN4.set_notice_processor { |res| NOTI4 << res }
 
 		RES1 = CONN2.exec("SELECT 234")
 
@@ -91,6 +97,16 @@ def conv_array(value)
 		expect( TMBC.coders[0] ).to be_kind_of(PG::TextDecoder::Float)
 	end
 
+	it "should compact PG::Connection with set_notice_receiver" do
+		CONN3.exec("DO $$ BEGIN RAISE NOTICE 'hello'; END $$;")
+		expect( ["NOTICE:  hello\n"] ).to eq( NOTI3 )
+	end
+
+	it "should compact PG::Connection with set_notice_processor" do
+		CONN4.exec("DO $$ BEGIN RAISE NOTICE 'hello'; END $$;")
+		expect( ["NOTICE:  hello\n"] ).to eq( NOTI4 )
+	end
+
 	it "should compact PG::Result" do
 		expect( RES1.getvalue(0,0) ).to eq( 234 )
 	end
@@ -113,5 +129,7 @@ def conv_array(value)
 
 	after :all do
 		CONN2.close
+		CONN3.close
+		CONN4.close
 	end
 end